Deuteronomy 33:6

Let Reuben live, and not die, nor let his men be few.

Reuben, thou are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the pre-eminence of dignity, and the pre-eminence of power.

Judah, thy brothers shall praise thee. Thy hand shall be on the neck of thine enemies. Thy father's sons shall bow down before thee.

And the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben answered, saying, As LORD has said to thy servants, so we will do.

Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh,

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Let Reuben live, and not die; and let not his men be few.

Reuben, thou are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the pre-eminence of dignity, and the pre-eminence of power.

And the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben answered, saying, As LORD has said to thy servants, so we will do.

Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh,